My very talented sister

On Friday night my family got to go down to Salt Lake to the Utah Arts Festival Gallery. While we totally enjoy art Brad and I definitely not super artsy people so this was a pretty new experience for us. My dear sister Rachel was selected a few months ago to be one of their featured artists down there. This was such an exciting thing for her. She is an amazing photographer- I have a link to her on the side. She put a lot of work into getting ready for the event and it totally paid off. All of her stuff looked so great up there. They had a reception on Friday night to go and meet all of the artists and it was so neat to see how many people came to support her! Her pictures will be on display there through the middle of June so if anyone is in the market for something new to hang on the wall you should go check it out for sure. You better hurry fast though because she already sold a piece on the first night. You can go to her website and purchase anything from there as well. Way to go Rach! We are so proud of you!

Some of her pics that were at the gallery- Seriously she is so talented!

Happy Mothers Day!

To this beatfiul woman:

What an incredible, amazing person she is. I just love her so much and I am so grateful for her example and love. She has so much faith and is such an example of endurance and pushing through when times are tough. Love you Mom!

And these beautiful women:


Sarah who has overcome some incredible trials and is happier than I have ever seen her.

Bethany who is the queen of living out of boxes and still manages to be the queen of organization and never misses anything.

Rachel who has carried herself so gracefully over the past couple of months and who has shown more strength than I can imagine.

Jenny who must be the most patient mother and who sacrifices so much for her 3 cuties.

And these beautiful women:


Brad's mom is always so willing to help us whenever, wherever. We always know we can count on her for whatever we need.

Michelle who is the mother -to- be and we are so excited for her!

Sometimes the thought of one day becoming a mother is so overwhelming and it just seems like I still have so much to learn before I am ready for that. But I know that with these incredible woman in my life as examples I will make it there someday!

MS Walk 2009

(I stole this pic from mom and dad's blog- thanks guys!)

This post is a little late but now that I am done with school for a while I actually have time for this. Last Saturday was the MS walk in Ogden. My family does the walk every year and it is a fun thing for us to get together for. This year it was a little wet and chilly but we made it through. It is just so fun to be able to walk and talk with everyone. We had our biggest team ever this year- thanks to our growing family! We have been so blessed that my dad's health has been so good and I know that it has a lot to do with the meds that are available to him (even though they are ridiculously expensive). So this event is so important to us to help raise money for more research to help people with MS! Thanks to everyone who walked with us and donated!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

(This picture is way old but it is one of my favorites- and yes I loved that outfit- hairbow and all!!)


So the best part about my birthday is that my dad's is the day after mine and so we always get to celebrate it together! My dad is really the most incredible man and I love him so much. He has such a love for his family and is really the most selfless person I know. He is always concerned about everyone around him no matter what is going on in his life. He has such an incredible strength and always has a positivie attitude- even during some not very easy times. I look up to him so much and I am just so grateful for all that he continues to do for us. Happy Birthday Dad! We love you!

Birthday Girl!

Let’s face it….you all check the blog to catch up with Darc. So, I thought you should know how much I love and appreciate my cute wife, it being her birthday and all. Darci is about as amazing as it gets! Every day I wonder how in the world I ended up with someone who is so fun, so smart, so cut, so silly, so patient, so….well, just so special. Anyone who knows her watches for her beautiful smile, because it has super-powers. When Darc smiles, everything negative seems to go away. Keep smiling Darc!

I love you babe! Happy Birthday!

Easter Weekend

Brad and I had a wonderful weekend. It was probably the most perfect weekend we have had in a long time. I had saturday off- which never happens. So we took advantage of this rare occurence by sleeping in and it felt wonderful! We were able to go to the temple in the morning and do sealings and it was the perfect way to start our day. Then we went out to breakfast at Jeremiah's (even though it was more like lunch time) and I just love that place! Then we ran a few errands together. It really was just so fun to be together during the day because it seriously never happens. Sunday was a beautiful day and we were able to spend most of it together. We had stake conference but it wasn't until 3:00 so we spent the morning hanging out and hunting for easter baskets :) Brad did have to go to the church for a few interviews but other than that we had a whole sunday together! (this also NEVER happens) Then we went to stake conference and I had to say the opening prayer! Holy cow I really thought that I was going to pee my pants up there or something. I was so scared and nervous and I was just glad when it was over with. We went to Brad's families for a yummy ham dinner and then to my sister Bethany's for some dessert and entertainment from her 3 kids who were all on a sugar high!

Really it was just such a good weekend and I am glad that it was so relaxed. I think it helped to have time to really think about what this weekend is all about and what an incredible blessing the atonement and ressurection are in our lives! We really are so blessed to have the gospel in our life.

So lucky!

Do you ever have those times when you are just trying to get through life and then something suddenly hits you? Okay I know that we all do but I definitely had one of those moments this week. I won't go into the details but the past couple of months have been pretty rough for my family to say the least. I have spent so much time worrying about my parents and my siblings that a lot of other things have been getting ignored. Throw school on top of that and there is pretty much no time left for cooking or cleaning or time to spend with Brad. Well monday was a particularly stressful day for me and as I arrived home at 9:00pm from campus after taking a test I suddenly realized one of the most amazing things: I am married to the most incredible man. I am completely and utterly amazed at his love for me and all of the things that he does for me and for my family. He never complains about helping my parents out with something and he is so understanding if I have to spend the whole night studying. He has some new found talents of cooking and doing laundry and I am so grateful that he is willing to step up for me! He really is just the best and I cannot believe that I have him and I hate that it is so easy for me to take for granted the relationship we have. I know that this was a much needed realization for me and hopefully I will do better at remembering just how lucky I am to have him!